old name for Henan region; Central Plains
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old name for the region of present-day Henan Province; historical name for the Central Plains
archaicA historical geographical term often used in literary and historical contexts to refer to the heartland of ancient Chinese civilization.
Hé河
nán南
gǔ古
chēng称
zhōng中
zhōu州
。
Henan was anciently called Zhongzhou.
Zhōng中
zhōu州
dà大
dì地
shì是
zhōng中
huá华
wén文
míng明
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fā发
yuán源
dì地
。
The land of Zhongzhou is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization.
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Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
chū出
shēng生
yú于
zhōng中
zhōu州
。
This poet was born in Zhongzhou.